Tea-Party Groundwork Little Help to Gingrich

Before entering the presidential race, Newt Gingrich traveled the country to build alliances with tea-party activists and train them to run for office, including those in key primary states.

A similar training program run by Mr. Gingrich in the early 1990s helped elect a GOP House majority in 1994 and make him speaker. Today, the effort doesn't appear to be paying off quite as well for the presidential hopeful.